I've mainly been into air cooled vw's the past year or so before that I had a 00 si and now I have an 88 civic dx 4 door sittin out front that I want to do a swap in ..


What is the easiest swap with a decent bump in power... ??

Also keep budget in mind, don't really want to spend more than 1200-1500

Thanks guys for your time

 

get a ZC or search

 

B18A/B also known as LS. You can get you motor, tranny, mounts, and linkage under $1200

 

how much wiring is involved w/the ls swap vs the zc swap?

 

get a conversion harness if you go obd1 its like what 4 wires I think

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nelzyg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how much wiring is involved w/the ls swap vs the zc swap?

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if staying obd0 you'll need to do same wiring for MPFI either swap.

LS will take a little more work with mounts etc but pay off ZC can be done in an afternoon and is a good little motor to work with.

I would vote for LS myself.

 

What is involved with going obd1... I guess what I'm gettin at is can the LS swap be done in a weekend wiring and all and what exactly do I need...

Thanks again guys.. .sorry for the nooB questions

 

in a weekend i doubt it, just cuz of the wiring

but ya, the ls will kill a zc power wise, but they are also a more expensive swap. and you said the easiest swap. the easiest swaps are going to be d series for us ef'ers

stick to like a zc, d15b vtec, d16z6, d16y8 or something in that nature


and if u dont like wiring (like me) check out rywire.com for ur obd1 conversions and possibly mpfi conversion harnesses

 

put in a d15b..130 hp..came get it wiht vtec too. and like 500 bucks sometimes cheaper. its sohc but pulls pretty hard.

 

I think I have decided on the sohc v tec... being easy so thats good... the only thing is how hard is it to wire up the v tec and do I need to switch from the obd0 setup??? What all will I need,

Does anybody know where to get one of these motors

 

http://www.hmotorsonline.com

 

Any info on wether or not I need to switch the OBD version or not?? and what all that entails

 

You do not need to convert to OBD1 you just need to stay with OBD0 which is what the car currently is. It is cheaper to stay OBD0.

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if staying obd0 you'll need to do same wiring for MPFI either swap.


I would vote for LS myself.

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'Nuff said........you can get a b16 complete changeover for cheap at this website. Will be a decent increase in power and wont cost you an arm and a leg........they have pretty much any engine you want to put in your car at the website with the best prices and great customer service

 

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You can get a 1st gen b16 and still stay OBD0, all you need to do is the DPFI to MPFI conversion. and hook up some vtec wires......not hard at all.

 

go here --&gt;http://www.tigerjapanese.com/ my buiddy jus got a d15b for 400 american..till be more if shipped. he started it up yesterday, runs strong, and comes with start up gaurantee.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bjorn20 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">in a weekend i doubt it, just cuz of the wiring

but ya, the ls will kill a zc power wise, but they are also a more expensive swap. and you said the easiest swap. the easiest swaps are going to be d series for us ef'ers

stick to like a zc, d15b vtec, d16z6, d16y8 or something in that nature


and if u dont like wiring (like me) check out rywire.com for ur obd1 conversions and possibly mpfi conversion harnesses</TD></TR></TABLE>

if you have everything you need you can do this swap in a day with your buddy, even with the wiring

 

How hard will it be to wire up the vtec on one of the sohc v tecs? Can I just buy a harness to do the mpfi conversion...does anybody live near raleigh NC that would be willing to help for compensation...

thanks guys

Nelson

 

ttt

 

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thanks guys

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Yes you can just get a harness for vtec and obd1 or anything your heart dreams off from rywire.

 

nevermind I found my own answer.

Thanks haha